CONGRATULATIONS To the 2017 Highland to Hudson MTB Race Series Champions!

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CONGRATULATIONS To the 2017 Highland to Hudson MTB Race Series Champions!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 8, 2018

Oakland, NJ — Mountain bike racers from across New Jersey and New York, along with their friends and family, attended the 13th annual Highland to Hudson (H2H) MTB Race Series Awards Banquet at Portabello’s Restaurant on Friday, February 2nd. The evening was emceed by series coordinator & Bulldog/Cyclecraft rider Brian Lariviere. Following a scrumptious buffet dinner, the top 3 riders from each of the 27 categories and classes were announced and presented with both a H2H Series Championship Medal and a USA Cycling Regional Championship Medal. The champion of the category 2, 1 and Pro classes were also honored with a Series Championship Jersey.

The 2017 Series Winners are as follows:

Category 3

Cat 3 Junior Women 12-18
Lianna Pacifico

Cat 3 Senior Women 19-39
Nicole Blessing

Cat 3 Master Women 40+
Jacqueline Hill

Cat 3 Junior Men 10-14
Frank O’Reilly

Cat 3 Junior Men 15-18
Edward Misiewicz

Cat 3 Senior Men 19-39
Chris Hayes

Cat 3 Master Men 40-49
Michael Krause

Cat 3 Master Men 50+
Greg Ocdinaria

Category 2

Cat 2 Junior Women
Carlyle Grundon/Emil White

Cat 2 Senior Women 19-39
Lucia Deng

Cat 2 Master Women 40+
Stephanie McKeon

Cat 2 Junior Men 10-14
DJ Toback

Cat 2 Junior Men 15-18
Ethan Huggins

Cat 2 Senior Men 19-39
Charles Gomes

Cat 2 Master Men 40-49
Edward King

Cat 2 Master Men 50+
Craig Rotile

Cat 2 Single Speed Open
Anthony Fontana

Category 1/Open

Cat 1 Open Women
Ellen White

Cat 1 Junior Men 15-18
Jonah Vasquez

Cat 1 Senior Men 19-39
Andrew Logiudice

Cat 1 Master Men 40-49
Kirt Mills

Cat 1 Master Men 50+
David Kahl

Cat 1 Single Speed Open
Gary Werner

Master Men 60+ Open
Jon Zechmesiter

Fat Bike Open
Bill Dove

Pro/Cat 1 Men Open
Frank O’Reilly

Pro/Cat 1 Women Open
Kristine Contento-Angell

A.C Daughtry President Heather Kahl and Vice President David Kahl were also in attendance. Mr. Kahl spoke briefly about the exiting series changes for 2018 which are outlined here: http://h2hrace.com.

The H2H Race Series would like to thank A.C. Daughtry for their ongoing support as title sponsor, whose generosity and commitment fuels the continued success of the series. The Series would also like to thank each of the 750+ riders who participated in the series and hopes to see everyone again in 2018!

About Highland to Hudson (H2H) Race SeriesThe H2H Race Series exists to help keep the sport of mountain biking alive and growing the NJ & NY area. The series consists of regional promoters who have banded together to better promote, incentivize, and maintain consistency for fair, fun and exciting mountain biking events through the region.